the united nations has described the war in ukraine, as a horror story of violations against civilians , and says there s growing evidence war crimes may have been committed. on saturday, it will again be attempted to establish humanitarian corridors out of the besieged southern port city of mariupol, which russian forces have been trying to fully capture for several weeks. our correspondent, catherine byaru hanga, is in southern ukraine. a warning her report contains some images viewers may find upsetting. haunting, apocalyptic scenes in mariupol. rapid explosions russia has bombarded this city into near submission. once home to about 500,000 people, thousands are believed to have been killed. emergency workers from russia are filmed here, retrieving the dead. moscow has repeatedly denied that its troops are responsible for the mass killings of civilians in ukraine, but mariupol s mayor says some of the worst war crimes have been committed there. translation: they | killed
hello and welcome to bbc news. the ukrainian government has urged the united nations to do more to bring those trapped inside the city of mariupol to safety. it s urged the un secretary general, antonio guterres, to intervene immediately. he s meeting president putin in moscow next week and then travelling on to kyiv. on saturday, there ll be another attempt to establish humanitarian corridors out of the besieged southern port city of mariupol, which russian forces have been trying to fully capture for several weeks. simonjones has the latest. under attack, ukraine s second city, rq. russia was much assault is intensifying. the dangers are clear. despite the destruction, some residents are determined to stay. we destruction, some residents are determined to stay. determined to stay. we are auoin to determined to stay. we are going to fight- determined to stay. we are going to fight. to determined to stay. we are going to fight. to fight - determined to stay. we are going
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